Americans’ money worries are stacking up as tariffs, inflation and a weakening jobs outlook take an increasing toll. Even stocks hitting a series of record highs lately hasn’t been enough to shake the financial jitters, with memories of the market’s spring swoon still relatively fresh.
Four out of five Americans in a survey by Discover this summer said they feel anxiety about their finances — an increase of nine percentage points since 2021 — and one-third characterized their stress as moderate to severe. The findings echo recent studies by Northwestern Mutual and Motley Fool, which found that more than half of Americans now worry about their finances at least three times a week.
